Joy & Joan

Joy & Joan

1985 · 94 min · ★ 4.5 · Romance, Drama

Fashion model Joy is unlucky in love. Having been jilted by the object of her desire, Marc Charoux, she takes a trip to Singapore with the rich and decadent Bruce. Soon, however, Joy implores servant girl Millarca to help her escape from Bruce's grounds. Posing as a tourist, she meets Joan, a tour guide and kindred soul who begins to introduce Joy to brand new ways of passion. But trouble, as well as one of Bruce's man-servants, insists on following Joy & Joan wherever they go.

Directed by Jacques Saurel · Written by Jean-Pierre Imbrohoris

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JoyJoy · 1983
Joy
★ 5.51983
MovieDrama
This is the story about Joy who falls in love with an older man (she has been looking for her missing father all her life), and then travels around Paris with him and his other female companion, experiencing a broad range of sexual encounters.
Joy in Hong KongJoy in Hong Kong · 1992
Joy in Hong Kong
★ 4.41992
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Joy flies to Hong Kong, where she meets her best friend Alain. With him, she visits the hottest districts of the city. She is kidnapped and imprisoned in a brothel and has to pay a high price for her freedom.
Joy in MoscowJoy in Moscow · 1992
Joy in Moscow
★ 6.21992
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Pretty Joy and her friend come to Moscow to shoot a commercial. A taxi driver, who recruits girls for an underground organization run by a distant descendant of Rasputin, suggests they visit the Rasputin Museum. During the tour, the girls are hypnotized by the evil character, who hypnotizes his victims before using their charms to seduce the rich tourists.
Joy in AfricaJoy in Africa · 1992
Joy in Africa
★ 4.11992
MovieAdventureDrama
Joy and her lover Marc decide to escape for a romantic weekend getaway to Africa. Once there, the couple meets a man named Paul who invites them to a "special" foursome. After catching Marc in the arms of Paul's attractive companion, Joy, heartbroken and alone, decides to run away with the help of the handsome Djibril on his boat. He takes her to his mistress, Princess Malika, who is secretly in love with Joy and ready to do anything to marry her. After an erotic ceremony masquerading as a wedding, Joy is kidnapped by Paul's men, whom she had refused. The young woman is then taken to a mysterious brothel...
Joy in San FranciscoJoy in San Francisco · 1992
Joy in San Francisco
★ 8.01992
MovieRomanceDrama
Desolated by the death of one friend, Joy lets oneself be dragged into a sect which in fact hides a network of "white slave trade"
Joy and the PharaohsJoy and the Pharaohs · 1993
Joy and the Pharaohs
★ 5.61993
MovieDramaComedy
A supermodel, notorious for combining work and pleasure, agrees to star in an epic film about the life of Cleopatra.

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